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Название: The longest English word
Отправлено: sonko от июня 24, 2019, 05:56
ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM

Found that in Iggy Pop's "I need more" book as if he asked his schoolteacher about the longest word in English and she gave him THAT. Strange, he didn't ask the meaning of this word, looks like he understood it - a child of 6 or 7 years old. But is it 100% artificial as an example of something, or that abracadabra can really be used in some "natural" context? Well, the answer seems far beyond my Russian brain )
But anyway...
Название: The longest English word
Отправлено: СНовосиба от июня 24, 2019, 06:18
Цитата: sonko от июня 24, 2019, 05:56But is it 100% artificial as an example of something...
clicky (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidisestablishmentarianism)
Название: The longest English word
Отправлено: sonko от июня 24, 2019, 06:29
Thanks a lot! All hell comes from church, no surprise :)
Название: The longest English word
Отправлено: Elena_Togir от мая 2, 2020, 12:42
Wow! I heard about a famous song from Mary Poppins "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (I mean that it is one of the longest word)
Название: The longest English word
Отправлено: Bhudh от мая 3, 2020, 01:23
(wiki/en) Longest word in English (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English)